Local firm’s ‘protection’ of Nepali migrants faces scrutiny

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian firm is said to have entered into a questionable agreement to provide “protection and welfare” services for Nepali migrant workers hired in Malaysia, collecting a fee of US$45 (RM200) for each worker.

According to the agreement, which is said to have been signed by an official of the Foreign Employment Board of Nepal and a managing director of the firm, which is described as a “welfare-oriented” company in the document, the one-time fee will be collected from Nepali workers’ employers.